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Before the Storm is the debut studio album by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude. It was released on 8 May 2001 by 16 Inch Records. The album sold 800,000 copies worldwide[1] and earned Darude three Finnish Grammy Awards.[1] It also peaked on a number of charts, including number one on the Finland's Official List for albums.[2]

Production and singles

Before the Storm was produced by JS16 (Jaakko Salovaara), and features two of JS16's remixes.[3] The album includes several singles, the first of which, "Sandstorm," had been released prior to the album in 1999 to great success.[3] Darude's second single, "Feel the Beat," followed the success of "Sandstorm", reaching number one on the singles charts in Finland for 2 weeks and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The album came out on 8 May 2001. The album sold 800,000 copies worldwide[1] and earned Darude three Finnish Grammy Awards.[1] It also peaked on a number of charts, including number one on the Finland's Official List for albums,[2] number 6 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart[5] and number 11 on the US Independent Albums chart.[6] It also charted high on album charts in a number of other countries, including number 9 in Sweden,[7] number 14 in Norway,[8] number 18 in Canada,[9] number 36 in Australia,[10] and number 34 in France.[11]

Track listing

  1. "Sandstorm" – 3:45
  2. "Burning" – 7:10
  3. "Feel the Beat" – 4:18
  4. "Out of Control" – 5:02
  5. "Touch Me Feel Me" – 6:14
  6. "Calm Before the Storm" – 4:53
  7. "Let the Music Take Control" – 5:45
  8. "Drums of New York" – 6:04
  9. "The Flow" – 3:52
  10. "Sandstorm (JS 16 Remix)" – 7:22
  11. "Sandstorm (Superchumbo's Sandy Storm)" – 4:17
  12. "Sandstorm (Darude Vs Orgy Astro American Remix)" – 4:36
  13. "Feel the Beat (JS 16 Dark Mix)" – 7:06
  14. "Out of Control (Vocal Mix)" – 3:36
  15. "Out of Control (Spectro Remix)" – 4:18

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
 AUS ARIA Charts[10] 36
 CAN Canadian Albums Chart[9] 18
 FIN Finland's Official List[2] 1
 FRA SNEP Albums[11] 34
 NOR VG-lista[8] 14
 SWE Sverigetopplistan[7] 9
 US Dance/Electronic Albums[5] 6
 US Independent Albums[6] 11

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Darud". Eurochannel.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. ^ a b c "finnishcharts.com – Finnish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Ravelin, Antti J. (February 13, 2001). "Before the Storm review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 141. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ a b "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  10. ^ a b "australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "lescharts.com – French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.


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